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Will Smith has visited Neom, a post card project of Saudi Arabia's tourism vision.
Josh Corder | 9 hours ago
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Saudi Arabia's ambitious mega-development Neom continues to announce small boutique hotels. With more than half a trillion dollars at its disposal, Neom could build the biggest hotels in the world, but, for now, is opting to unveil properties no more than 100 keys in size. Siranna is the latest. A 65-room hotel with 35 residences…
Josh Corder | 7 days ago
Hotels
We don't know how the trademarks will be used. But we're intrigued by names like Xaynor, Zardun and Aquellum.
Josh Corder | 2 weeks ago
Neom announces another spare-no-expense boutique hotel project. Epicon looks like something out of a Star Wars movie.
Josh Corder | 3 weeks ago
Saudi Arabia's mountain destination of Leyja promises some of the most ambitious hotels ever made. Amounting to just 120 rooms between three properties, operators Habitas say they can make a global destination of it.
Josh Corder | 1 month ago
Trojena for skiing, Soudah Peaks for luxury housing and now Leyja for space-age hotels, Saudi Arabia continues to develop its mountains for tourism.
Josh Corder | 2 months ago
Saudi Arabia looks like it wants to open the first 7-star hotel, officially. It certainly has the money to do it.
Marriott International is the latest operator to show confidence in Trojena, an upcoming development where Saudi Arabia says it will be able to host winter sports and open top ski chalets.
Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 is already promising $500 billion cities, winter sports events atop mountains in the desert and a complete transformation of the national economy. Not ambitious enough, says the crown prince, let's work on Vision 2040.
Josh Corder | 3 months ago
As eco-conscious travel gains traction, destinations worldwide face the task of converting sustainability rhetoric into reality. NEOM aims to substantiate its environmental commitments through action. Ultimately, transparency will be the critical factor in earning traveler trust.
NEOM + Skift | 3 months ago
